And then they—what? breathed Carter, playing with the loose ribbons of her feather boa.
And these defects she emphasized by means of a wide hat and a long feather boa.
Gilt earrings glistened in the ears, a dark curly fringe covered forehead and eyebrows, and the chin was embedded in a tawdry feather boa of a muddy hue.
Glancing up sideways, he saw that close to him was a very beautiful young girl, who wore a traveling cloak of pearl gray, and a long feather boa, which the draft had blown across his sleeve.
He took the hat from her and her feather boa.
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The individuals from these colonies are strung together like afeatherboa.
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Then they were around its neck like afeatherboafluttering in the wind.
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Feather boas have had the reputation of being elegant as well as being considered campy or vulgar apparel.
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Entertainers have long used feather boas as part of their act.
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At the end, it shows all of the members dressed up like old fashioned-actresses playing with their feather boas.
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Common neckwear today include bow ties, neckties (cravat), scarves, feather boas and shawls.
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In one scene, they are dressed in bikinis, feather boas, stilettos and diamond jewelry and are drinking champagne, while in the other they are dressed more casually.
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Feather boas were occasionally worn.
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Hitchcock had selected her based on a publicity photo of her wearing a black leotard and greenfeatherboa.
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Bolan took to wearing top hats and feather boas on stage as well as putting drops of glitter on each of his cheekbones.
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Kirby wore evening dress, and the seven women wore black ankle-length dresses with white feather boas.
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